Theodore the Black | |
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 Fyodorstratelate | |
| Born | Theodore Rostislavich 1230s Russia |
| Died | 1299 |
| Patronage | Russian Orthodox Church |
Duke Theodore Rostislavich nicknamed Theodore the Black (c. 1230s – 1298), Феодор Ростиславич Чёрный (Чёрмный) or Fyodor the Black in Russian (Fyodor or Fedor being the Russian version of Theodore), is a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church and was a ruler of Smolensk and Yaroslavl. The alternative interpretation of his nickname is Theodore the Beautiful.[1]
- ^ Shirokorad 2010, p. 54.